Got the Flu? Work from Home!

Are you stuck at home because you're sick? Did your co-worker, significant other or a client give you a surprise by coughing and sneezing around you? Don't you wish you could be where they are (to the left) instead?

Flu season can definitely be debilitating to your health. It happens each and every year, even if you end up getting the flu shot. Unfortunately, you can still get the flu, regardless, but it does help.

If you're stuck in a situation where you don't feel well enough to go into the office, but weren't supplied with a laptop, there is another solution. If you're feeling well enough to be able to work from home (telecommuting), an alternative would be to ask your IT department to set you up with VPN (virtual private network) access.

Basically, this allows you to connect to your work environment via your internet connection. Make sure that you have a faster connection than dial-up, since the speed will be a nightmare. You can connect to all network drives, network printers, even your own files. It all depends on how your IT department sets you up.

The instructions for this varies, since it depends on what service your IT department will be using. At my workplace, the setup wasn't too difficult. It only took a short period of time and all I have to do is call into the office to ask someone to power on my computer. From that point on, I just click two shortcut icons that I have created on my desktop, log into my system and voila - I'm in!

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Take care - of your clutter!